College Of Menominee Nation

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural area.

Overview

College of Menominee Nation or CMN is a tribal-based community college, with its main campus in Keshena, Wisconsin and another campus in Oneida, Wisconsin. The college was chartered in 1993 and is part of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC). The college offers degrees and certificates in diverse fields of study such as sustainable residential building systems, microcomputer specialist certification, biological and physical sciences. It also offers an entrepreneurship certificate, and a mathematics program.

Students of the College of Menominee Nation are members of various organizations and clubs such as the American Indian Science & Engineering Society, the American Indian Business Leaders (AIBL), and the CMN Prep Club- AIHEC.

Eligible students of the College of Menominee Nation can participate in the Student Support Services program which enables low-income and first generation students to stay in college until they receive their baccalaureate degrees. CMN’s library has a vast collection of books and audio visual resources such as movies on VHS and music CDs.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• A tribal college.
• Many students concentrating in engineering, office and administration, and business and management.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Racially diverse student body.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Tribal colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

College Of Menominee Nation is a tribal college.

Student enrollment was 512 in 2009-2010 (432 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 42% of the student body. About 19% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (16 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Natural Resources/Conservation

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

• Carpentry/Carpenter

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (6 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (12 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (2 awarded)

• Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Social Work

LAW (3 awarded)

• Legal Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (6 awarded)

• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (8 awarded)

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Pre-Nursing Studies

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (9 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

SCIENCE (2 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (0 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (2 awarded)

• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling